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PM discusses UK-backed plan to accelerate rabies elimination
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya met a UK animal welfare delegation on a systematic national programme to eliminate rabies and manage stray dogs.
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Sri Lanka marks 100 years of its public health service
Sri Lanka celebrated the centenary of its public health service at the BMICH, tracing its roots to the 1926 Kalutara health unit, Asia's first.
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Dengue cases top 76,000 as Sri Lanka death toll climbs to 58
Sri Lanka's dengue outbreak worsens with 76,044 cases and 58 deaths; 162 MOH areas flagged high-risk as Lady Ridgeway Hospital reports congestion.
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Sri Lanka reviews Qdenga dengue vaccine for possible registration
Sri Lanka's NMRA has appointed an expert committee to assess registering Takeda's Qdenga dengue vaccine, days after India approved the same shot.
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National dengue prevention guidelines introduced for all universities
A national guideline on dengue surveillance, prevention and clinical management for all Sri Lankan universities was launched as case numbers climb past 76,000.
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Wolbachia dengue-control programme to begin next month, Health Minister says
Wolbachia dengue-control programme launches next month with surveillance guidelines for universities after successful pilot.
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22 students hospitalised after eating poisonous seeds in Kantale
Twenty-two schoolchildren in Kantale were hospitalised after mistakenly consuming castor seeds shared by a classmate who believed them to be sunflower seeds.
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Religion holds only a minimal place in modern society, says Cardinal Ranjith
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says religion now occupies only a marginal place in modern life, pointing to empty churches across Europe.
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Dengue deaths climb to 53 as schools flagged among top breeding sites
Sri Lanka records 75,000+ dengue cases and 53 deaths; schools identified as top mosquito breeding sites by the National Dengue Control Unit.
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DENV-2 strain behind about 88% of this year's dengue cases, NDCU says
Around 88% of Sri Lanka's dengue cases this year are the DENV-2 strain, raising the risk of infection because the public has little immunity to it.
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Two youths killed as motorcycle hits tipper truck in Horana
Two young men died after their motorcycle collided with a sand-carrying tipper truck near Kananwila on the Horana–Moragahahena road.
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One killed, six injured in Matara defender-lorry collision
One killed, six injured in head-on collision between defender and cement lorry at Wellamadama, Matara; two critical.
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One injured as police open fire during Piliyandala drug raid
A suspect was shot and injured after police opened fire in self-defence during a drug raid in Piliyandala; a second man on the motorcycle fled.
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Met Department forecasts showers across western and central Sri Lanka
Meteorology Department forecasts showers across western, Sabaragamuwa, northwestern provinces and hill country on July 19.
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Rabies has claimed 20 lives in Sri Lanka so far this year
Twenty people have died of rabies in Sri Lanka so far this year, four of them in Puttalam, with a minister saying the deaths were preventable.
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Dengue deaths rise to 53 and cases top 75,000 as NDCU control drive continues
Dengue deaths reach 53, cases top 75,000 as Sri Lanka's NDCU continues control efforts across 11 districts through mid-August.
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Police sergeant killed in tipper collision in Vavuniya
A 46-year-old police sergeant died when his motorcycle collided with a tipper truck on the A9 road in Vavuniya over the weekend.
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PHI Union to enforce law against selling smokeless tobacco with betel quids
Public health inspectors say they will take legal action against vendors selling smokeless tobacco leaves alongside betel quids, citing rising oral cancer.
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Met Department issues 'Amber' advisory for strong winds across several provinces
Met Department issues Amber advisory for strong winds across Northern, North-Central, Central, North-Western provinces and two districts.
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Two killed, pregnant woman critically injured in Anuradhapura crash
Two men died and a pregnant woman was critically hurt when their motorcycle collided with a 'Sisu Seriya' school bus in Anuradhapura.
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Dengue death toll rises to 49 as legal action taken against over 10,000 premises
Sri Lanka's dengue toll has reached 49 with cases topping 71,000, as authorities pursue legal action against more than 10,000 premises for mosquito breeding.
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Met Department warns of 81% chance of strong El Niño by year-end
Sri Lanka's Meteorology Department says the chance of a very strong El Niño between October and December has risen to 81%, already curbing monsoon rainfall.
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Weather advisory: Showers and gusty winds forecast across parts of the island
The Met Department forecasts showers in several provinces and winds of 40-50 km/h in others for 15 July, advising the public to take precautions.
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180 wild elephants dead in seven months, 75 killed by human activity
Sri Lanka's Wildlife Conservation Department recorded 180 wild elephant deaths in the first seven months of 2026, 75 of them caused directly by human activity.